NUR3829
Ethical & Legal Issues in Healthcare
Final Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which ethical principle supports the right of patients to make
their own healthcare decisions?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Nonmaleficence
d) Justice
ANS: a) Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy emphasizes the patient’s right to make
informed decisions about their healthcare.
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,2. What is the primary purpose of the Patient Self-Determination
Act (PSDA)?
a) To mandate electronic health records
b) To promote advance directives
c) To enforce patient confidentiality
d) To regulate nursing education
ANS: b) To promote advance directives
Rationale: The PSDA encourages patients to make decisions
about their care through advance directives.
3. Which of the following is considered a breach of patient
confidentiality?
a) Sharing patient information with the healthcare team
b) Discussing patient information in a public place
c) Documenting patient information in the electronic health
record
d) Reporting communicable diseases to public health authorities
ANS: b) Discussing patient information in a public place
Rationale: Discussing patient information in a public place
violates patient confidentiality and privacy.
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, Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The legal doctrine that protects healthcare providers from
liability when providing emergency care is known as the
________ Law.
ANS: Good Samaritan
Rationale: The Good Samaritan Law offers legal protection
to those who provide emergency care in good faith.
5. The ethical concept of ________ requires healthcare providers
to act in the best interest of their patients.
ANS: Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence involves actions that promote the
well-being and best interests of patients.
True/False Questions
6. Healthcare providers have an ethical obligation to respect
patients’ cultural and religious beliefs.
ANS: True
Rationale: Respecting cultural and religious beliefs is
essential to providing holistic and patient-centered care.
7. Informed consent is only required for surgical procedures.
ANS: False
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, Rationale: Informed consent is required for various medical
procedures and treatments, not just surgical ones.
Multiple Response Questions
8. Which of the following are considered elements of informed
consent? (Select all that apply)
a) Disclosure
b) Competence
c) Coercion
d) Comprehension
ANSs: a) Disclosure, b) Competence, d) Comprehension
Rationale: Informed consent requires disclosure of
information, the patient’s competence to make decisions, and their
comprehension of the information provided.
9. What are the primary components of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? (Select all that
apply)
a) Privacy Rule
b) Security Rule
c) Enforcement Rule
d) Malpractice Rule
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Ethical & Legal Issues in Healthcare
Final Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which ethical principle supports the right of patients to make
their own healthcare decisions?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Nonmaleficence
d) Justice
ANS: a) Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy emphasizes the patient’s right to make
informed decisions about their healthcare.
©2025
,2. What is the primary purpose of the Patient Self-Determination
Act (PSDA)?
a) To mandate electronic health records
b) To promote advance directives
c) To enforce patient confidentiality
d) To regulate nursing education
ANS: b) To promote advance directives
Rationale: The PSDA encourages patients to make decisions
about their care through advance directives.
3. Which of the following is considered a breach of patient
confidentiality?
a) Sharing patient information with the healthcare team
b) Discussing patient information in a public place
c) Documenting patient information in the electronic health
record
d) Reporting communicable diseases to public health authorities
ANS: b) Discussing patient information in a public place
Rationale: Discussing patient information in a public place
violates patient confidentiality and privacy.
©2025
, Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The legal doctrine that protects healthcare providers from
liability when providing emergency care is known as the
________ Law.
ANS: Good Samaritan
Rationale: The Good Samaritan Law offers legal protection
to those who provide emergency care in good faith.
5. The ethical concept of ________ requires healthcare providers
to act in the best interest of their patients.
ANS: Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence involves actions that promote the
well-being and best interests of patients.
True/False Questions
6. Healthcare providers have an ethical obligation to respect
patients’ cultural and religious beliefs.
ANS: True
Rationale: Respecting cultural and religious beliefs is
essential to providing holistic and patient-centered care.
7. Informed consent is only required for surgical procedures.
ANS: False
©2025
, Rationale: Informed consent is required for various medical
procedures and treatments, not just surgical ones.
Multiple Response Questions
8. Which of the following are considered elements of informed
consent? (Select all that apply)
a) Disclosure
b) Competence
c) Coercion
d) Comprehension
ANSs: a) Disclosure, b) Competence, d) Comprehension
Rationale: Informed consent requires disclosure of
information, the patient’s competence to make decisions, and their
comprehension of the information provided.
9. What are the primary components of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? (Select all that
apply)
a) Privacy Rule
b) Security Rule
c) Enforcement Rule
d) Malpractice Rule
©2025
